Toy bank



June 11, 1929. w COLA 1,717,144

TOY BANK Filed June 29, 1928 IN VEN TOR.

wiliiam 001a 1 T4. BY ,4 4 LE %LA%NEY Patented June 11, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM COLA, OF SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.

TOY BANK.

Application filed June 29,

This invention relates generally to banks, and has more particularreference to a novel toy bank.

The invention has for an object the provision of a device of the classmentioned which is of simple durable construction, desirable andeflicient in action, and which can be manufactured and sold at areasonable cost.

The invention proposes the use of a hollow base for banking coins, andone figure, preferably a negro sitting on a chair and playing a banjo,stationarily mounted on this base, and a second figure, preferably anegro standing, pivotally mounted on the base, and arranged for strikinga coin placed on a top flat end of the said banjo, upon the depressionof a button for throwing the coin into the first negros mouth which isarranged to open and receive the coin. The first figure is of hollowconstruction so that the coin falls therethru into the base. Thearrangement should be such that the figures may be set into originaloperative positions for receiving the next coin.

It is pointed out that the device is quite an attractive toy, andnaturally stimulates and encourages saving in that there is a desire tosee the device operating.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a device constructed according to thisinvention.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view, taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1,that is directly beneath the top of the base;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view, taken on the line 3-3of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view, taken on the line 4-4of Fig. 3.

The reference numeral 10 indicates generally a hollow base consisting ofa top, a bottom, and sides. A chair 11 is fixed upon the base, and afigure 12 is shown sitting on the chair. The figure 12 is shown asplaying a banjo 13 and the top end of the banjo is flat and aligned withthe mouth of the figure which has a pivoted jaw 14 arranged for open-1928. Serial No. 289,182.

ing and closing. The figure 12 and the chair 11 is of hollowconstruction so that a coin placed into the mouth of the figure fallsinto the base 10.

A second figure 15 is shown standing on the base and is pivotedthereonby a shaft 16 fixed to one of the legs of the figure rotativelyengaged in the top of the base 10. This figure has one outstretched armand hand 17 aligned with a coin 18 placed on the top of the banjo 13.The shaft .16 serves as the only point of support of the figure 15 sothat the shaft may be slightly and swiftly rotated for causing the handof the arm 17 to strike the coin 18 and throw same into the mouth offigure 12 from which it then falls into the base 10.

The shaft 16 has a lever. 19 fixed thereto, which is urged against aprojection 20 on a bar 21 pivoted at one end to the inner side of one ofthe sides of the base 10, and having its other end bent upwards as at 22and passing thru the top of the base, and formed at its free extremitywith an enlarged head 23. The lever 19 is urged against the projection20 by reason of a spring 21 acting between the lever and the base. Astop 25 projects from the top of the base and limits the movement of thelever 19 under the influence of the spring 24 to a position indicated bythe dot dash lines 26.

A second lever 29 is pivotally mounted as at 27 to the top side of thebase, and is urged against a projection 30 on the same bar 2]. by reasonof a spring A acting between the lever and the top of the base. A stopprojects from the top of the base and limits the movement of the lever29 under the influence of the spring 34 to a position indicated by thedot dash lines 36.

A pair of pulleys 31, 32 are supported from the top of the base, and aflexible member 28 extends over these pulleys, and up thru the hollowchair 11, and figure 12, and over a pulley 33 mounted in the head of thefigure. A point 3 1 on the flexible member is attached to the movablejaw 14 for opening and closing the jaw as the flexible member movesslightly. A point 35 on the flexible member 28 is attached to the lever29 for receiving motion from the lever.

A spring 37 acts between the bottom of the base 10, and the bar 21 forurging the bar upwards so that the projections 20 and 30 engage theirrespective levers. The bottom of the base is also formed with a door 38thru which coins within the base may be removed. This door is providedwith a lock 39.

A tubular member 40 is fastened on one side of the base, and a plunger41 is mounted therein. The tubular member 40 has a side slot 42 engagedby a pin 43 projecting from the plunger. A spring 44 acts between thepin 43 and the top of the base for normally holding the plunger inretracted position. Flexible members 45 and 46 connected with the levers29 and 19 respectively, and with the plunger 41 and are of such lengthso as to permit the levers to assume their dot dash positions 36 and 26.

In operation, the knob 23 is manually depressed for moving the bar 21downwards against the action of spring 37. Projection 30 is somewhatshorter than projection 20 so that lever 29 is released slightly beforelever 19 As lever 29 is released, spring 34 snaps the lever against thestop 35, and the flexible member 28 is moved for lowering the aw 14 andthus opening the sitting figures mouth. As lever 19 is released, springsnaps the lever against the stop 25, and shaft 16 is partiallyturned forpivoting figure 15 so that the hand of the arm 17 thereof strikes thecoin 1 8 and throws it into the mouth of figure12' from where it thenfalls into the base 10. Inthis condition'of the devicejtl e levers 1 9and 219 are disposed over the projections 20 andBO and hold the bar 21down. The plunger 41 may be manually drawn out for pulling strings 45and46 so as to move the levers l9 an d 29 back to their normalpositions.

lVhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limitmyself to theprecise construction herein' disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modificatio ns coming within the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

1'. A device of the class described, comprising a toy bank arranged witha" hollow base for receiving coins and with a hollow figure sitting onahollow chair, said figure holding an instrument, and having a movablemouth forreceiving coins which are conducted to said base through saidhollow body, and with a second figure arranged for striking a coinplaced on the top of the instrument for throwing the coin into "thefirst figures mouth.

2. A device of the class described,comprising a hollow/base, a hollowchair with ahollow sitting figure mounted 011 the base, and a standing-figure pivota'lly mounted on the base and'ari'ange dfo'r strikingac'oi'n placed on the first figure fort-lirowing' the coininto the firstligures mouth.

3. A 'devi'c'e'of the class described, compris ing a hollow base, ahollow chair with a hollow sitting figure mounted on'the base, saidsitting figure having a mouth thru which coins mayenter and pass thrusaid figure and chair, and enter said hollow b'ase'and'a stahd ingfigur'e pivotallymoui ited on the base and arranged for striking ajcoin'placed on't'he first figure for throwing the coin into the first figuresmouth 4. A device of the class described, comprising a hollow base, ahollow chairwith a sitting-figure mounted on'the base, said sittingfigure having a mouth thru which coins may enter. and pass thru saidfigure and chair and enter said hollow base'and a standing figurepivotally mounted on the base and arranged for repeatedly striking coinsplaced o'n'the first figure for throwing-the coins into the firstfigui'es mouth.

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